East Asian diet-mimicking diet plan based on the Mediterranean diet and the Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension diet in adults with type 2 diabetes: A randomized controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Aims/introduction

Using an investigational diet plan based on the Mediterranean diet and the Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension diet comprised of substitute ingredients that mimic the average East Asian diet, this study assessed the glycemic benefits in comparison with a food exchange system-based diet in established type 2 diabetes patients.

Materials and methods

This was a 12-week, open-label randomized clinical trial carried out among 60 Korean adults with type 2 diabetes having a median body mass index of 23.5 kg/m² . Glycemic benefits in the investigational diet (group A) were compared with those obtained with a food exchange system-based diet, either in the form of ready meals provided to participants (group B) or not (group C). The primary end-point wa

SUBMITTER: Jin SM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7926224 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature